Koffler Arts is Hiring: Senior Manager of Development
Start Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Salary: $70 - 75,000, commensurate with experience
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Position: Full-Time
Applications due: Friday, December 5th, 2025
Looking to make a meaningful difference in the Toronto arts scene and beyond, and working collaboratively with the General Director, the Board of Directors, the Director of External Relations, as well as other staff and volunteers, the Senior Manager of Development is responsible for designing and implementing Koffler Arts fundraising and donor stewardship strategies.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
● Developing and implementing fundraising strategies and tools for Koffler Arts
● Working hand-in-hand with Board members on executing the annual campaign and all other fundraising campaigns throughout the year
● Designing and implementing corporate, foundation, and private donation strategies
- Managing and growing donor relationships, including solicitation of new donors and volunteers
● Creating and disseminating fundraising material, both printed and digital
● Data gathering and management for all donors
● Stewardship of major donors, individual and corporate
● Coordination with the grant-writing activities for government and foundation support and maintaining reporting requirements for grants
● Participating in strategic thinking related to programming
● Working with accounting to effectively manage cash flow, tax documentation and other key financial matters related to donor contributions
● Maintaining clear calendar, database, CRM and budgets regarding all aspects of development and fundraising including strategic metrics and analysis
Qualifications:
● The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in a similarly senior role within an arts organization, or successful not-for-profit enterprise
- Strong corporate network and expertise in the Toronto philanthropic arts community
● The capacity to work in a small team with wide-ranging responsibilities, including managing multiple projects concurrently
● Experience in donor relations and management, including with Boards and major donors
● A well-honed practice of financial and data management
● Experience in event management for key fundraising events
● An excellent command of English, written and oral
● A strong desire to help an adventuresome arts organization grow nationally and internationally
About Koffler Arts
Koffler Arts is a multi-disciplinary cultural platform that explores critical ideas and concerns of our time through exhibitions, live performance, literary events, publications and digital initiatives. We examine complex issues through transformative art experiences that stimulate intercultural dialogue and position Jewish identity in conversation with diverse perspectives and global voices.
Koffler Arts is committed to equity, diversity and accessibility in the workplace and welcomes and encourages applications from Indigenous, Black and racialized peoples, people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+, women and non-binary people, and persons with disabilities. To request any access solutions that you may require to participate in the application and interview process, please contact [email protected].
How to apply:
Please apply by email to [email protected].
Applications should include:
● A cover letter detailing why you believe you are the right candidate for the position ;
● An up-to-date resume;
● Name and contact of three references;
● Please include in your Cover Letter what your salary expectations are
Applications can be addressed to:
Matthew Jocelyn, General Director at Koffler Arts